Market participants mostly use the S&P 500 index as their benchmark to compare performance against the overall stock market. This often creates behavioral biases – for example, looking backward and saying that if one didn’t beat the index, then they should just park their money in it, assuming the future will be the same. Obviously, […]
I wasn’t sure if I wanted to write about this publicly because I found something that boosts long-term momentum results by a lot, and I haven’t seen anyone specifically talk about it. It’s a very broad and simple factor added to momentum, so the few people reading my blog obviously can’t saturate the edge away. […]
Two core principles behind my stock market approach Based on years of research, two of my main mantras in the market are: Hold the strongest stocks in an uptrend – mathematically the best way to compound wealth. Cut back risk in bear markets – mathematically the best way to protect long-term compounding. It doesn’t need […]
Photo: Sergei Trofimov, Äripäev Performing at a local investing festival on how to find one’s own appropriate investing style It’s been a while since my last post. I’ve been enjoying summer and spending time outdoors. I’ll share some recent thoughts. I was crunching numbers and letting the backtest software do some heavy computing the other […]
I’ve been thinking about the structural changes in the financial industry. I really think the markets have had a huge shift in the past 5-6 years just like there was a shift from trading floors to electronic trading in the late ’90s – early 2000s, which changed the way people participated in the markets. It […]
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